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Slash
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Slash, born Saul Hudson in London in 1965 and raised in Los Angeles, is one of the most iconic and beloved rock guitarists of the last forty years, the top-hatted, curly-haired, cigarette-dangling embodiment…
Read More ›▼ Legendary Performance
The Guns N' Roses shows at Wembley Stadium in the summer of 1991 were among the most logistically ambitious concerts of the decade: 72,000 people over two nights, during a tour that had grown from the club…
Read More ›⚙ Gear of the Greats
The guitar Slash played for the "Appetite for Destruction" recordings and the tours that followed was not a genuine 1959 Les Paul Standard but a copy, a replica built by luthier Max Baranet to the…
Read More ›♫ Signature Technique
Slash built his entire melodic voice from the minor pentatonic scale, one of the most commonly used scales in rock guitar, but with a vibrato, bend accuracy, and note selection so consistently expressive that…
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Who is the greatest guitar player of all time?
On the Greatest Guitar Player Fan Index, Jimi Hendrix currently holds the top spot, followed by Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen. The ranking covers 162 guitarists and updates live as fans vote at greatestguitarplayer.com/vote.
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Can I vote for my favorite guitarist?
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Who are the greatest guitarists in each genre?
Greatest Guitar Player keeps separate fan leaderboards for blues, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, shred, jazz, country, punk and alternative, and rock and roll. The current leaders include Eric Clapton in blues, Dimebag Darrell in heavy metal, Django Reinhardt in jazz and fusion and Albert Lee in country and roots. See every list at greatestguitarplayer.com/greatest-guitarists-by-genre.
What does Greatest Guitar Player cover for each guitarist?
Every guitarist has a profile with a biography, a legendary live performance, the gear behind their sound and their signature techniques, along with their live fan ranking.